St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-08
A Colored Soldier at Fort Smelling In a
Saloon Row Shoots With Proba-
bly, Fatal Effect.
Gov. MeGiII Chats On Presidential Pos
sibinties in '88 and Relates Story
of President Cleveland.
Dr.. Smith, Of st. Paul, Delivers the
Annual Address Before the Socie-
ties at Hamline University.
Teachers Appointed for the State Normal
Schools---Deings of County Com
missioners--Soeial Notes.
PROBABLY A MURDER.

A Soldier From Fort Smelling
Puts a Bullet Through u Saloon
keeper.
Monday night, shortly after II o'clock,
Samuel f. Green, of Company f.,
Twenty-fifth infantry, went into Sehus-
ter's place, about mile this side of
Fort Smelling. and while there he met a
woman. Green evidently made an
impression upon the female. He
made a proposition to her, and
when he asked the proprietor
for room, dispute occurred
over the money. Green's own story is
to the effect that Schuster insisted
upon his money in advance and he re
fused to submit to these terms. He
then started for the door, when he saw
Schuster lean down behind the bar.
nut thinking he was only after club
Ae did not pay much attention to him.
INSTEAD OF club, however, he brought
out revolver and began to
shoot. The first shot missed
the mark, but the second one took eff
feet in his right hip. Green then turned
and fred two shots and SchuSter drop
ped with a bullet hole straight through
his body. Green walked to the fort and
was admitted to the hospital about l
o'clock. This is substantially Green's
version of the affair. Private 0'Rourke,
OF the battery, who was in
SchuSter's place with Green and
who was an eye witness to the
affair, eorroborateS Green's story
and says that SchuSter fired
the first shot. He says he did not hear
all of the conversation. but he knew
they were generally about money mat
ter, and finally he saw SchuSter go be-
hind the bar, at the same time saying:
iii show you who runs this place."
and then he whipped out revolver and
fired shot at Green, who was trying to
unlock the door. He retreated through
a side door, but he saw SchuSter fire the
two shots before Green returned the
fire. The story of the wounded man,
which is c0rrObOrated by Joseph Fisher,
an employe, is
MATERIALLY DIFFERENT
from that told by Green and O'Rourke.
They say that the two came into the Sa-
loon, and that Green engaged in CONVEX
Sation with dreSSmaker in the house.
a short time afterward Green asked for
a room. but objected to paying for it in
advance. Schuster said he was not
doing business on that plan, and if he
did not want to pay he had better get
out as it was nearly cloSing-up time.
Green then asked Schuster if he had
hotel license. The latter said he had
one and Green wanted to see it, but
Schuster objected and some words fol-
lowed. Finally Schuster said, ''Well,
Eli show you my license" and
he leaned down behind the
bar to get the license. when Green be-
gan to shoot. Three shots were fired by
Green, one taking effect in the right
hand, another passing through the right
lung, coming out at the back and bury
ing itself in the woodwork behind the
bar. The third bullet missed its mark
and could not be found. Such is Schus
ter's version of the affair, and it is sub
Stantially the same as the aHte-mortem
statement taken by Acting County At
torney E. r. Holcombe.
Schuster'S wounds are thought to be
fatal by the physicians in attendance,
DrS. Smith, Scheever and others. There
is almost constant hemOrrhage, and
when GLOBE reporter called last even
ing it was thought doubtful if he would
live the remainder of the night. Schus-
ter?is thirty-tive years Of age and
has a wife and six children. He
has been the proprietor of the
place where the affair occurred
since last Christmas. Green's wounds
are not serious. The ball is lodged in
the muscles of the nip and he will
probably carry it to the grave. He is
twenty-seven years old, unmarried and
has been in the service for about three
years and nine months. He was placed
under arrest last night about 5 O'clock
by Sergt. Budy. and brought TO the city
hospital where he will be confined until
he is far enough recovered to be placed
in jail. The pistol used by Green was
'bull-dog," 4+caliber.